St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-29
GATHERED IN SALTWATER.
Further Testimony in the Cases of
the Car Company. 4I
Hon. G. ID. Gilfllan, of st. Paul,
Gives His Evidence. A.

The Car company cases were resumed in
the district court yesterday morning with
Mr.. Keen upon the stand. The examina-
ton of the witness related to the issue of
stock by the Car company, the stock book
being produced in court The details of
the examination were not of general news
interest, nothing being developed of par
ticularly interesting character. &. A. Fol-
son. an expert accountant from Chicago,
was then placed upon the stand. He testi-
fled that he had been engaged by the
Thresher company, the new corporation
lately organized, in the interest of the
creditors Of the late car company and that
he looked over the books and accounts some
three OF four months. He further testified
that he was discharged and afterward COM
pleted his report and was paid by MI.
Porter, in whose employ he was for some
two or three weeks giving copies of
his report to Mr.. Porter, Mr.. Sabin
and others. He did not find any misappro-
priation OF property belonging to the Car
company. The Car company'S books showed
something over one hundred cars manufac-
tured that were not accounted for. ION the
books as sold. He could hotpoint out any
other place where money appears to have
been Incorporated, unless it was in the
expense account. He couldn't say whether
that account was right or not as there are
no vouchers accompanying it. Witness
was shown copy of the Pioneer Press of
March %, 1887, and was asked if he gave
the figures contained in that report. He
said he did not furnish it and knew nothing
regarding that statement. The books of
the Car company were produced in court.
and the witness was asked to state what
Tim rf fba
was from the time of its organization
to the time OF the failure. After ex-
ANIMATION he stated it was 1927, 900.
Hon. G. ID. Gilfllan, of ST. Paul testified
that he was at its organization the president
of the Northwestern Manufacturing and
Car company and that he received in all
from Mr.. Sabin 1888, 900 worth of special
preferred stock in that company designed
for various parties, for which he collected
and deposited the money to the company'S
credit. He was informed by Mr.. Sabn
that all of the cOmpany's stock had been pur-
chased or bargained for by outside parties
except about 81, ZOO. In 1854, after the fail
ure, he traded his stock to Mr.. Sabin for an
other lot of stock in another concern. Mr..
Porter wanted him (witness) to act for him
i'll the matter. He would not permit wit
ness to put in his (PorterS) 500, 600. until
all had been agreed for. He did not want
him to pay over the money until all the
rest had paid, but witness told him (Por-
teri that it could not be done and go on
with the organization of the company
He did not draw OIL Porter
until satisfied in his own mind that respon-
sible parties had agreed to take the entire
So, 600, 900 of the proposed capital stock.
The evidence of w. S. GoOdhue, former
for Sohi,, G. 10 nlD
the testimony for the day, which was ull-
important, except that he never sent no.
tees of stockholders meetings to owners of
special preferred Car company stock A
stipulation regarding the printing of the
testimony in the cases was signed by the in
tereSted attorneys, and June 81 was set for
the final arguments in all of the cases.
Court then adjourned until this morning,
when the testimony of II. G. Stone, who
was absent from the city yesterday after
noon, will be taken. He will be the last
witness examined.
A reception and complimentary dance have
been rendered to their friends this evening at
the Sawyer house by the following named
gentlemen: Messrs. w. z. Brown, c. NJ. Nc
Cluer, W. e. Maunsell, C. r. Bean, George
Torinus, H. c. Gridley, Dewitt r. Young, C.
Bristol, III. B. Capron. Myron McKusick,
Charles L. EastOn, Fred P. Doe, r. H. Bron-
son, w. b. Birge, I. W. Warren.J. H. Coombs,
Ed McComb, w. H. Maunsell, L. r. Root, j.
l.. Sturtevant, w. j. May and Charles /. Fall.
Burt Fuller has accepted a situation as
travelling salesman for wholesale fancy,
grocery house at Wichita, Kan, and will
start for that point on Sunday evening" ~
A new Touring brick mill, to cost not less
than $4,000, is one of the proposed new
structures for this city. 1t will be located at
the corner OF Main and Nelson Streets 97w 6